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About Virtual Peaker
Virtual Peaker is a remote-first company based in Louisville, KY, with employees in many time zones. Since 2015, Virtual Peaker has worked to help our utility partners around the world build a better, greener grid through scalable, cloud-based software solutions. Founded by Bill Burke, Virtual Peaker has grown to serve utility DER and demand response management needs, as well as providing resources to help utilities meet decarbonization regulations and grid reliability.
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How Topline Demand Control Reliably Increases Firm Capacity
Topline Demand Control (TDC) increases firm capacity by steering a fleet of distributed energy resources (DERs) to follow a target […]
How To Develop (& Scale) Water Heater Demand Flexibility Programs
Electricity demand is climbing faster than it has in decades, driven by electrification, AI data centers, extreme weather, and a […]
How to Future-Proof Your Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
An aggregation of distributed energy resources (DERs), virtual power plants (VPPs) have become a critical component of U.S. load flexibility. […]
Smart Water Heaters & Demand Flexibility: What Utilities Should Know Before Launching a Program
Water heaters are quietly becoming one of the most valuable tools in a utility’s demand flexibility toolkit. Because they store […]
4 Things You Know About Critical Peaks (And 1 You Probably Don’t)
Every hot summer day or cold winter morning, utilities watch the same number climb: system demand. Most of that demand […]
Smart Thermostats & Demand Flexibility: What Utilities Should Know Before Launching a Program
Smart thermostats are one of the most accessible entry points into demand flexibility programs like demand response or virtual power […]
6 Takeaways About Virtual Power Plants from Our Speed to Scale: Unlocking Firm Capacity with Rapid OEM Integrations Webinar
On July 22, 2026, Virtual Peaker hosted a live discussion, “Speed to Scale: Unlocking Firm Capacity with Rapid OEM Integrations,” […]
The 40-Year-Old Grid: Modernizing Aging Assets With Grid-Edge DERMS Software
With energy demand rapidly spiking, and costs for infrastructure rising, utilities are struggling to keep up. Fortunately, through the use […]
How To Keep Virtual Power Plant Enrollment Momentum In 2026
Through demand flexibility initiatives like virtual power plants and demand response, utilities have proven that distributed energy resources (DERs) including […]